Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Imperial Stout
Big Axe Brewing Co.
- From:
- Big Axe Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 3.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 18, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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35 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio
3.73/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 ounce can, the body is jet black with no head. No lacing during the tasting.
Aroma is sweet bourbon, and a light vanilla.
Taste follows nose as the bourbon is front and center. Added flavors are oak and a light malty char. As things were allowed to warm, blank was expressed.
A light bit of booze on swallow, things surprisingly dry up quickly.
Mouthfeel is medium and carbonation low but present.
A good stout that I'd enjoy more with a bit more carbonation
Aug 18, 2025Aroma is sweet bourbon, and a light vanilla.
Taste follows nose as the bourbon is front and center. Added flavors are oak and a light malty char. As things were allowed to warm, blank was expressed.
A light bit of booze on swallow, things surprisingly dry up quickly.
Mouthfeel is medium and carbonation low but present.
A good stout that I'd enjoy more with a bit more carbonation
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.03/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12 oz can stamped 3/11/25 into a snifter.
L: SRM 40 pours black with a dark tobacco top edge, a slow receding fizzy cola-like khaki head that goes to edge foam, light steady carbo, no lacing.
S: Bourbon, wooden cask, vanilla, char, dark fruits, dark chocolate.
T: Bourbon, barnyard, horse blanket, musty oak, bitter char, dark milk chocolate, figs, red wine tannin, prunes, choco fudge in the finish. I also get a trace of rum. Not a lot of aftertaste beyond the finish.
F: Lightly brisk then quite smooth with medium carbo, a heavy bodied mouthfeel and a long fairly drying finish. It has a cola-like feel.
O: Interestingly not too sweet but rather more bitter and tannin-lined. It is dynamic as each sip has highs & lows. It is pretty dry and I like the finish. It is very good to excellent in its style.
Jul 31, 2025L: SRM 40 pours black with a dark tobacco top edge, a slow receding fizzy cola-like khaki head that goes to edge foam, light steady carbo, no lacing.
S: Bourbon, wooden cask, vanilla, char, dark fruits, dark chocolate.
T: Bourbon, barnyard, horse blanket, musty oak, bitter char, dark milk chocolate, figs, red wine tannin, prunes, choco fudge in the finish. I also get a trace of rum. Not a lot of aftertaste beyond the finish.
F: Lightly brisk then quite smooth with medium carbo, a heavy bodied mouthfeel and a long fairly drying finish. It has a cola-like feel.
O: Interestingly not too sweet but rather more bitter and tannin-lined. It is dynamic as each sip has highs & lows. It is pretty dry and I like the finish. It is very good to excellent in its style.
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